Around average
IMD England
£290,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B68 0NB
Postcode
B68 0NB
Coordinates
52.4691, -1.9935
Grid reference
SP005856
Easting
400,541
Northing
285,683
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF294+JJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Oldbury (Sandwell)
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Sandwell
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19057
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19057 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · B68 0NB
HM Land Registry · Sandwell
Average price
£299,200
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £290,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £306,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£340k£305k£270k
May '24Jun '24Mar '25Jul '25Oct '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.52.6%
Indian17.3%
Other White5.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.4%
Caribbean3.5%
+ 8 other groups · 15.7%
Religion
Christian43.1%
No religion25.6%
Sikh18.0%
Muslim5.5%
Not answered4.1%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
50–6421.5%
35–4920.8%
25–3411.0%
65–749.0%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
Other12.8%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 7 other households · 35.3%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council AreaSmethwick E14001478
Constituency
E14001478West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Old Warley
Constituency code
E14001478
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Sandwell, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sandwell
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sandwell
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sandwell 036D E01010027
E01010027MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 036 E02002078
E02002078LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 036D E01010027
E01010027MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 036 E02002078
E02002078Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:06 AM
Sunrise
5:49 PM
Sunset
11 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:06 AM
Sunset (today)
5:49 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 43 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B68 0NB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 19057
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010027 and MSOA E02002078 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B68 0NB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B68 0NB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
62%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
43.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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